I Came from Rural Texas to Harvard’s MD-PhD program. Now, Trump Defunded that Program.
These decisions affect not just the archetypal Ivy League student many imagine—they affect people who grew up in places like Lindale.
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2020: The Year Trump’s Wall Rises or Falls
The president may be incompetent and behind schedule, but he’s done damage already. And a lot more could be on the way.
‘We Build the Wall’ Lands in South Texas, Vilifies Priest and Butterfly Refuge
Accusing a priest of supporting human trafficking and a nature center of butterfly-smuggling is one way to make friends when you’re the new kid in town.
Rick Perry Exports His Pay-to-Play Politics to Ukraine
Perry has talked about his aspirations for Ukraine to become “the Texas of Europe.” On the corporate cronyism front, he may just have succeeded.
‘Nobody’s Beating You,’ Trump Assures John Cornyn
Our state’s senior senator continues to hitch himself to Trump’s wagon, even as things get rocky.
If DACA Ends, It Would Be a ‘Catastrophe’ For Dreamers
As many as 700,000 people could be directly impacted by the end of the Obama-era program.
Federal Judges Temporarily Block Public Charge Rule, but Public Health Worries Persist
In Texas, where 5.6 million people live in mixed-status families with at least one non-U.S. citizen, the chilling effect from the proposed rule is likely to exacerbate alarming trends.
How Pete Sessions Became ‘Congressman-1’
The powerful former Dallas congressman and GOP leader was trying to swim back to the swamp. Instead, he got sucked into it.
Mac Thornberry’s Retirement Leaves the Defense Industry With One Less Close Friend
The Panhandle congressman has been an unwavering hawk and a champion for bigger war budgets.